Oct. 25, 2022
The room we shared, by Owen Bullock
The room we shared, by Owen Bullock
Your bats, wings pinned wide
around the window
skeletons hanging in the widowsill
and stacks of skulls
Dracula posters – Christopher Lee
at the head of your bed
motorbikes & hot rods
a bust of Frankenstein
a model Ducati
the bird you made in Woodwork
wings folded upwards
in mid-flight
My football posters
mostly Leeds United
Bruce Lee – too young
to see the films
just him looking hard with
scratches on his chest –
boxes of football magazines
trays of tapes
a tape player
the rotating musical photo box
with no photos in it
that played ‘Speak softly, love’
Dark green tartan wallpaper my side
faded blue floral your side
all peeling away to reveal
polystyrene sheets
chipping off the rough cement
plastered over
granite